Oregon Legal Research BlogOregon State Bar: Promoting Access to Justice with E-Books “The OSB Legal Publications department launched a new project in May that we wanted to tell you about. We have…
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The Law Librarian and the FBI: A Shaggy Dog Tale in Six Parts: PART TWO
…takes a special talent to make libraries controversial.” * Several months on, however, despite all efforts, it appeared that my missing books were going to continue to preoccupy my thoughts….
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The Law Librarian and the FBI: A Shaggy Dog Tale in Six Parts: PART FOUR (with limerick)
…Months, years passed. I still didn’t have my books and the trail was getting cold. There are times when the path ahead is not clear. Do I “let it…
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Books to Prisoners (Nonprofit Organization)
Books to Prisoners is a nonprofit, all-volunteer, organization that sends literature to prisoners. Prisoners across the country write letters requesting titles/genres/etc. The organization tries to match these requests with…
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“Only 15 percent of the unique volumes in U.S. law libraries have been digitized …”
…digitized…. Legal Books as Apps We’ve all seen the typical legal advertisement on the Internet, on TV, or even on the covers of telephone books (remember them?): an image of…
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The Law Librarian and the FBI: A Shaggy Dog Tale in Six Parts: PART FIVE
…to get my library’s books returned. And then an inventory of items taken from the Mayfield residence and office surfaced, not publicly, but it was no longer a state secret….
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More Uses for Old Law Books
Another use for old law books and a fun one at that: Federal Supplement w/ Glass Flask Our current guide on How to Dispose of…
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Opt Out of Receiving Paper Phone Books (in Oregon)
Information and phone numbers from the DEQ News Release: Resolve to Opt out of Phone Books in 2009 Excerpt from news release: ‘…Contact phone book publishers to opt out…
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Online Search: What are Your Books Worth to Powell’s?
Did you know you could find out online how much Powell’s might give you for your used books? You will need an ISBN, but most (though not all)…
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Books and Crime: John Waters on Libraries and Librarians
“We need to make books cool again,” he said. “I had a plumber come into my house, and he said, ‘Did you read all these books? I hate reading:…